Come here to discuss film, review film, and love film! I will be reviewing (or trying to review) every film I see as regularly as possible for all you budding film fans out there who are as obssessed with movies as I am! Although I may hate a film that everyone else sems to like please do remember that it is simply an opinion, and not to be taken too seriously!Very rarely does a day go by without me watching a film and I love the idea of keeping a record of what I have seen!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Sweet Smell of Success - 1957 *****

'Match Me Sidney', 'The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river.'

This is probably one of the most quoted films I have ever seen. And one of the grittiest and nastiest portrayals of a columnist and his unashamed bullying and intimidating of his press agent who, despite his awful treatment, still idolizes and looks up to him, to the point where he will break up relationships and ruin people's lives to give him what he wants. It's terrifying in a way, the power of the newspaper, and the power one man can have over another man, but also utterly fascinating, with one of the most sleazy and memorable soundtracks of the 1950s, captivating New York at it's slimiest and slickest.

Lancaster is amazing to watch as the power hungry JJ, and Curtis is pitiful as the press agent Sidney Falco who can't seem to get a break, however hard he tries.

Although gritty to watch, and fairly uncomfortable, it cannot be denied that behaviour like this happens in the world of journalism, and the lengths some people will go to is astounding.

Lancaster and Curtis must be two of the greatest pairings to ever be seen on screen.

About Me

This is my third blog, and although it will not be accessed as regularly as my film one, I am still going to try my hardest to list every book I read. This is not meant to be a discussion blog, simply a place for my own reviews based on literature I have read.